reddin

She was gaun aboot here an 'there gey an' brisk, clatterin 'dishes an' reddin 'corners.

Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887

All she's good fer is to eat an 'sleep – an' to hide off som'ere's so's she can read them trashy books when she ought to be reddin 'up or doin' her chores!

The Camp Fire Girls in the Woods, or Bessie King's First Council Fire 1914

It was more like Abel, in his zeal for reddin 'up the world, see that he could do for Delia what nobody else could do -- an' her for him.

Friendship Village Zona Gale 1906

"Now don't you overdo, reddin 'up to-night," advised my dear Mis 'Amanda

Friendship Village Zona Gale 1906

"Did ye ever see Bell reddin up?" asked Pete, recovering from his overthrow.

Auld Licht Idylls 1898

"Did ye ever see Bell reddin 'up?" asked Pete, recovering from his overthrow.

Auld Licht Idyls 1898

When they war i 'the middle o' their reddin 'up the bairns wid come tumlin' about the floor, but, sal, I assure ye,

Auld Licht Idyls 1898

When they war i 'the middle o' their reddin up the bairns wid come tumlin 'about the floor, but, sal, I assure ye, Bell didna fash lang wi' them.

Auld Licht Idylls 1898

I 'm reddin' up the place against the maister's return.

Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief L. T. Meade 1884

"Did ye ever see Bell reddin 'up?" asked Pete, recovering from his overthrow.

Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) Various 1878